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' Sept. 27, 1927.

r A. MONTAN SLIDE Filed March 24. 1927 INVENTOfi ATT EY 7 Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLF MONTAN, OF MON'ICLAIR, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO EASTERN TOOL & MFG. (70., OF BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed March 24, 1927. Seria1 No. 177,872.

This invention relates to an improved slide for straps and while its application is general it is particularly adapted for ad usting the length of straps on suspenders, overalls and other wearing apparel.

This invention has for its object the pro duction of a slide of one piece of wire, a slide that is sturdy and will resist bending where the strain is heaviest and one that will keep the strap flat so that it will not bunch toward the center with the resultant canting of the slide.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front view of the improved slide. Figure 2 is a section on line 22 in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a section on line 33 in Figure 1.

The slide is 01' generally rectangular shape and is formed of a piece of wire which is bent into a substantial U-shape with the base of the U forming the side strand 10 and the arms of the U forming the top strand 11 and bottom strand 12. The ends of strands or arms 11 and 12 are then bent toward each other and twisted to form the central strand 18, one of the strands terminating at the end of the twist and the other one being secured to the side strand 1O usually by looping it around as at 14.

The twisted central strand 13 is strength ened by the twisting and serves to hold the slide in shape and the central strand also has a projection or thickness that causes the necessary amount of bend or twist to the strap 15 where it passes through the slide, as will be evident from Figure 2.

The twisted strands at 13 are however, substantially or approximately flat or 'in alignment with the plane of the strands 11 and 12 at the ends, as at 16, where the twist begins. This allows the strap to be just a little flatter at the ends and the strap is therefore held from riding in along the central strand especially as the straps 15 usually have seamed or hemmed edges which are thus thicker than the central part of the strap. The strap is thus thinner where the central strand is thickest and is thickest where the central strand is less protuberant, at 16 so that somewhat of a track is provided for the strap and it is held flat.

The side strand 10 is usually bent inwardly to form an off-set part at 17 to receive the loop 14 and prevent it from moving along the strand 10.

I claim:

1. A slide consisting of a length of wire bent into a U-shape, the ends of the U being returned through the center as a twisted strand with one end looped around the base of the U.

2. A slide consisting of a length of wire bent to form a side strand and top and loot-- tom strands, the ends of the latter being twisted and bent back to form a central strand and having one end secured to the side strand.

3. A slide consisting of a length of wire bent to form a side strand and top and bottom strands and having the ends of the latter joined and bent back as a twisted central strand, one end of the central strand be ing looped around the side strand, the two twisted strands where they form the ends of the central strands being substantially in the plane of the top and bottom strands so that the balance of the central strand is of greater lateral width.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ADOLF MONTAN. 

